Hurricane Sandy: Florida surfers enjoy big waves - video

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Surfers in Florida ride the big waves caused by hurricane Sandy as they hit the coastline. The hurricane closed in on the US on Saturday as it threatened to hit the eastern third of the country with torrential rains, high winds, major flooding and power outages. Sandy is not set to hit Florida directly

Based on current predictions, the eye of hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall to the north of Washington DC with wind speeds of up to 90mph before slowly losing strength as it tracks north and east